Weather Records on 19 April 1976

863 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 19 April 1976. Highest significance: Bahty, KZ.

Key Facts for 19 April 1976

On 19 April 1976, 863 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
642 were record highs and 59 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 2 were all-time records, 96 monthly and 765 daily.
Bahty set a monthly record daily precipitation of 52.5 mm (2.1 in) on 19 April 1976.
Across 161 earlier years (1807 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 457 records.

Record Map

863 stations

863 station records on 19 April 1976 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 19 April 1976: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Bahty	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
George W 2 SSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Goliad	United States	Record daily precipitation	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Cleburne	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Wills Pt	United States	Record daily precipitation	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Malibay(?)	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Ferris	United States	Record daily precipitation	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Rosser	United States	Record daily precipitation	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Terrell	United States	Record daily precipitation	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Tataira	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Corsicana	United States	Record daily precipitation	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Three Rivers	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Acude Sobral	Brazil	Record daily precipitation	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Peterboro 2 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Cartwright	Canada	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Sussex 1 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Liberty 1 NE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Kaufman 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Huntingdon	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	28.9 C (84.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 4 W	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Ny City Cntrl Park	United States	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
State College	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Beeville 5 NE	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Dallas Hensley Fld NAS	United States	Record daily precipitation	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record snow depth	125.0 cm (49.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Zastron (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	42.5 mm (1.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chestnut Hill	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Houston Indep Hts	United States	Record daily precipitation	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mannington 1 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Middletown 2 NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Ennis	United States	Record daily precipitation	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Telpoort	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Storrs	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hyannis	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.3 C (55.9 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Berlin	United States	Record high maximum temperature	27.8 C (82.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Cambridge Galt Moe	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Hugoton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Gettysburg	United States	Record high maximum temperature	34.4 C (93.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Waxahachie	United States	Record daily precipitation	177.8 mm (7.0 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Blue Hill Coop	United States	Record high minimum temperature	14.4 C (57.9 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Framingham	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Charlotteburg Rsvr	United States	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Plainfield	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
W Pt	United States	Record high minimum temperature	16.1 C (61.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Everett	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.0 C (95.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Montrose	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kingston	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Paysandu	Uruguay	Record daily precipitation	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Toronto	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
College Park	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Boonton 1 SE	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Addison	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high minimum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Bolivar	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.6 C (87.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Cortland	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Johnstown	United States	Record high maximum temperature	32.2 C (90.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

863 records

Records set or tied on 19 April 1976 by type: Highest daily maximum 467, Lowest daily maximum 20, Highest daily minimum 175, Lowest daily minimum 39, Heaviest daily rainfall 136, Heaviest daily snowfall 10, Deepest snow cover 16.

Records on 19 April 1976 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	467
Lowest daily maximum	20
Highest daily minimum	175
Lowest daily minimum	39
Heaviest daily rainfall	136
Heaviest daily snowfall	10
Deepest snow cover	16

Records on 19 April 1976 by timescale: all-time 2, monthly 96, daily 765.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

683 broken records

Margins by which the 683 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 670.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

19 April 1976

Top 20 records on 19 April 1976 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
19 April 1976	Bahty, KZ	monthly rain	52.5 mm (2.1 in)	18.0 mm (0.7 in)	34 years	66 of 100 (Major)
19 April 1976	George W 2 SSW, US	daily rain	75.9 mm (3.0 in)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Goliad, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	58 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Cleburne, US	daily rain	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	68 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Wills Pt, US	daily rain	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	93.5 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Malibay(?), KZ	daily rain	27.3 mm (1.1 in)	16.8 mm (0.7 in)	29 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Ferris, US	all-time rain	204.7 mm (8.1 in)	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	17 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Rosser, US	daily rain	120.7 mm (4.8 in)	98.9 mm (3.9 in)	17 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Terrell, US	all-time rain	211.3 mm (8.3 in)	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	32 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Tataira, BR	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	15 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Corsicana, US	daily rain	89.9 mm (3.5 in)	41.6 mm (1.6 in)	58 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Three Rivers, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.5 mm (1.7 in)	45 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Acude Sobral, BR	daily rain	74.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.7 mm (1.3 in)	50 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Peterboro 2 S, US	daily high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	7.3 C (13.1 F)	79 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Cartwright, CA	monthly rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	0.3 mm (0.01 in)	79 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Sussex 1 NW, US	monthly high max	33.3 C (91.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	80 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Liberty 1 NE, US	monthly high max	31.7 C (89.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	74 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Kaufman 3 SE, US	daily rain	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	17 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Huntingdon, CA	daily high max	28.9 C (84.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	86 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
19 April 1976	Middletown 4 W, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	89 years	41 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1807 to 1976

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1807 to 1976. 1976 had 863 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 04-19 in each year
Year	Records
1807	2
1814	1
1840	1
1843	1
1845	1
1847	1
1849	2
1851	2
1852	3
1854	1
1860	2
1862	1
1865	3
1868	1
1870	1
1871	2
1873	1
1875	1
1876	1
1877	3
1878	2
1880	1
1881	2
1883	1
1884	2
1886	1
1890	7
1892	3
1893	5
1894	15
1895	6
1896	3
1897	4
1898	6
1899	3
1900	2
1901	4
1902	3
1903	16
1904	31
1905	5
1906	23
1907	27
1908	14
1909	43
1910	37
1911	31
1912	14
1913	29
1914	42
1915	32
1916	26
1917	26
1918	53
1919	25
1920	66
1921	34
1922	46
1923	106
1924	99
1925	208
1926	421
1927	609
1928	404
1929	167
1930	70
1931	164
1932	125
1933	242
1934	291
1935	256
1936	382
1937	569
1938	433
1939	383
1940	361
1941	747
1942	254
1943	588
1944	290
1945	295
1946	501
1947	314
1948	817
1949	384
1950	211
1951	576
1952	450
1953	1,158
1954	342
1955	858
1956	480
1957	576
1958	268
1959	526
1960	216
1961	759
1962	567
1963	510
1964	478
1965	578
1966	1,188
1967	915
1968	612
1969	697
1970	943
1971	721
1972	573
1973	811
1974	593
1975	584
1976	863
1977	686
1978	616
1979	592
1980	844
1981	677
1982	641
1983	2,588
1984	720
1985	1,388
1986	522
1987	1,493
1988	1,100
1989	881
1990	1,502
1991	1,068
1992	594
1993	613
1994	1,117
1995	1,347
1996	751
1997	899
1998	1,049
1999	794
2000	963
2001	1,135
2002	1,612
2003	824
2004	783
2005	851
2006	1,111
2007	759
2008	926
2009	737
2010	600
2011	1,363
2012	660
2013	2,068
2014	436
2015	692
2016	813
2017	485
2018	1,490
2019	856
2020	444
2021	640
2022	1,166
2023	828
2024	790
2025	1,135
2026	460

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Data for records on 1976-04-19: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	672
100 to 200	5
200 to 300	2
300 to 400	2
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	2